José Manuel Abascal

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Abascal and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

José Manuel Abascal

Personal information
Born	March 17, 1958 Alceda, Cantabria
Medal record Men’s athletics Olympic Games Bronze 1984 Los Angeles 1500 metres

José Manuel Abascal Gómez (born March 17, 1958, in Alceda, Cantabria) was a Spanish 1500 metres runner. In 1982 he got the silver medal at the Europen Indoor Championship in 1500 m and the bronze medal in the same event at the European Outdoor Championship. He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1986, he set a personal best of 3:31.13 min but he failed to qualify for the final in 1500 m European Championship. At the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Abascal also won a silver medal.

Best performances

• 800 m. – 1´49"5 in Madrid 19-07-1980.
• 1500 m. – 3´31"13 in Barcelona 16-08-1986.
• mile – 3´50"54 in Rome 10-11-1986.
• 3000 m. 7´53"51 in La Coruña 4-08-1988.
• 5000 m. – 13´12'49 in Oslo 04-07-1987.
• 3000 m steeple – 8'38"8 in San Sebastián 29-08-1981.

References

• IAAF profile for José Manuel Abascal